New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1915, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN, CCI'NECTICUT, SATURDAY, 1915 —TWELVE PAGES. |AUSTRIAN POSITIONS RAIDED BY-ITALIANS Railroad Stations and Entrench- ments Seriously Damaged | BY SEAPLANE AND DIRIGIBLES All 'Machines Return Safely to THeir JUNE 19, NEW. FOCUS NOW IN MEXICAN SITUATION Diiierences Arise Between Gen- erals Carranza and Obregon FOUR OF CABINET RESIGN “First Chief” of Mexico Removes His Headquarters to Isolated Safety of Fortress San Juan de Uloa in Port $65 IS ADDED TO BOYS’ CLUB FUND PEACE PROFITABLE FOR GERMAN STATES DIRECT EVIDENCE IN “GOUGING” SCANDAL RTIFIEI] VILLAGE = 0F EMBERMENIL Axrmen Drop Bombs on man Balloon Sheds at Brus- Total in Hands of the Herald is Now $375—Two Checks for Each Received. That a live interest in the efforts to raise $10,000 being made by a ul-‘ \izens committee and the New Bri(- ain Herald in order to furnish bet- ter quarters for the New Britain Boys' club is being taken by people of this city is daily being provem. There has been very little soliciting done and most of the contributions re. ceived have been entirely voluntary. There has not been a great nusmber of small amounts given so far, but it 18 expected that there will be. If | every person in New Britain should give according to his means, whether it is one dollar or a thousand, the ! Object of Teutons, Kaiser Is Quoted as Saying in Letter Alleged he Wrote to Bavarian. Midshipman Jones Says Copy of Ex- amination Papers Probably Iden- 5 tical With, One Roomate Had. 19.—The Fist Vessel o Navy With Wine and MISS ESTHER Superdreadnaught Bullt " Recelve Punishment —=Range of Guns Is 4o Thirtoen Miles, New York; dune, 10, Paris, June 19, 4:25 a. m.—Extracts from a létter said to have been sent by Emperor William to a personage connected with the Bavarian court and published i Spain are reproduced | by the Matin. The emperor is-quoted as saying, in part: “Our only object is a peace profit- able for the German states. This peace -may be concluded sooner than thought. If it gave for the time be- ing only an incomplete result it would at least serve as a preparation for the future. It could be signed to- | morrow if I wished. ‘“When = my august grandfather ‘Annapolis, Md., Jupne first direct evidence offered to the court of inquiry investigating the gouging” scandal at the Naval Acad- emy énding to show the artual exis- tence of the much talked of advance copy of questions for the Spanish ‘examination, was given today. Midshipmen Edward T. Jones, when shown a copy of the examination ‘Papers similar to those alleged tu - sels, Gansmg Slight Damage SSIANS AT BAY e e e il ‘Whole scandal first revolved, sald it ¥ ALONG GRODEK LINE was probably identical with a copy Bases—King Emmanuel's Fdrccs Gain Further Successes in Struggle Around Plava. of Vera Cruz. 2 he had seen the night before the ex- Efiu Have Occupied Twice as | Much Territory as Wage Offered by as the Price of Italy Re- f wg Neutral—Another British !Mnu Sunk by German Subma- : A R J fifn" announces that the village Embérmenil, ' about thirty miles st of Nancy, has been captured by Germans llied ‘airmen dropped bombs on German balloon sheds at Brus- 'fimnday .causing ahght dam- e Italian invasion of ' Austria, th is being pushed all, along the is said by nswlyn.peu of " to: have resulted thus far in ation of more than twice territory as was offered by iria as the price of Italy’s neu- A A communication from the n | general staff states that the ian fortress of Malborgeth is be- ‘demolished. Malborgeth is 120 miles from Villach. This | frent and Trieste constitite the present objective points of the ins. thé Isonzo rront the battle on hinges the fate of Trieste is as- | larger proportions. Ausu-iu.[ nt in reinforcements of . her troops. A rald by Italian aae- and dirigibles inflicted con- | ble damage on Austrian . forti- | amination in $panish in. the room, jointly occupied by himself and ' T. ‘W_Harrison Harrison and Moss are of the -original seven midshipmen recommended for dismissal by Supt. Fullam as a result of the investiga- tion by an academy board. Jones believed that. Harrison had received the paper from Moss as | Moss, he said, had been'getting things through the mail right along. Con- tinuing his testimony, Jones said he had seen envelopes received by Moss with ‘““dope” in them. He had no idea who ‘could have sent the papers to Moss and that Moss did not seem to know their source himself, Jones did not think that either of the defendants mentioned had the slightest idea the papers were reaily advance copies of the examination. RAISULI SAVED BY SPEED OF HIS HORSE Mor_occo’s Throne Sl}ot at. By Spanish Troops. Madrid, via Paris, June 19, 4:40 a. m.—Raisuli, brigand and pretender to’ Morocco’s thrope, had another narrow escape from death, according to ‘the Heraldo, when ten members of his on the I'suite were killed by the fire of Span- yond the lne of lakes i his hh troops ne/n:r Arzilla, a. Moroccan Desiunx to vi:lt /the: r,egion he for- aring, military governor of .- panish’ zone, for 4 safe conduct and request was granted. Accom- paniéd by forty native notables, Brigand and Pretender to | erly controlled, Raisuli asked Gen. | he | Rome, June 18, yia Paris, June 19, 6:15 a. m.~—=4 combined raid by an Italia nayal seaplane and dirigibles upon Austrian positions on the Isonzo front is described in an official state- ment issued tonight ‘at the war of- fice. Serious damage is said to have been ‘done to railroad stations and to Austrian entrenchments, All the machines rkturned safely to bases. The Italians are reported to have gained further successes in the important struggle which is develop- ing around Plava. Austrian Attacks Repulsed. The communication follows: “During the ‘day and night of the 17th the enemy tried by long range artillery fire and small attacks to re- duce some of our most advanced posi- tions in the Tyrol-Trentino region and tadore. | He was repulsed and vigor- ously shelled by our artillery. “In Carnia we continued methodi- cally to demolish the fortress of Mal- borgeth with our’ artillery. On the afternoon of the 16th the guns of the fortress tried to reply to our fire but were reduced to silence. Most Worthy Exploits. / “Further /details continue to come in concerning the action in the en- virons of Monte Nero, mentioned in previous statements. These reports show that our mountain troops per- formed most p. rthy, ' exploits. When military reasons no longer pre- vent a full account being - given, the country will learn: that not only the mountain troops but other corps have won on several occasions the right to its fullést gratitude. “On the Isonzo front the struggle around Plava is assuming larger pro- portions and the importance of the success we have gained . there comes more and mo evid, naval Battery shelled fié %é@t fes near Luino (on the Gulf of Triest, between Monfalcone and Triest) with considerable effect.” their | placed the empire on its present basis he did not pretend to have realized a | completed work. The empire always | is susceptible of growth. What can- | not be achieved today*will be achieved later.” REPORT DIREGT T0 | GERMAN GHANCELLOR Meyer-Gerhard to Tell Holl- weg Status of Public Opinion in U. 8, H i { 1 | | Berlin, June 19, via London, 11:40 a. m.—Dr.. ‘Anton . Meyer-Gerhard whose long report to Foreign Minister Von Jagow, Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, under secretary of foreign affairs, and Count Montgelas, head of the Amier- | ican section of the'foreign office, ac- | { quainted thc_ officials fully with the status of public ~ opinion ; in the United States, will be’ given an op- portunity to make. a similar report direct to Chancellor. Von Bethmann: Hollweg before the actual work . is commenced of preparing tae German reply to the second Unitéd States note ‘regarding submarine warfarg. Whether Dr. ‘Meyer-Gerhard, who was sent to Germany by Count Von | Bernstorff, ambassador to the United Staes will visit headquarters and pre- | sent his facts to Emporer William 1in | person has not been decided. 1In any case the German reply probably will | | not be ready for delivery.in less'than | ten du)s or two weeks, . .. ! Teport that the in:| formation brought by him contained | little that was dbsolutely new to the | foreign office and its chief value lay ! in presenting-a report of the strength { partment | threaten the solidarity of the | cibinet: led to the break. | Cabrera, S ated regarding Dr. | Washington, June 19.—Differences between General Carranza and Gen- eral Obregon, his principal comman- der; dissensions in the Carranza cab- inet and Carranza’s removal of his { headquarters to the isolated safety of the Fortress San Juan de Uloa in the port of Vera Cruz—all reported to ‘Washington today—brought the Mex- ican situation into'a new focus. /Officia] dispatches to the state de- say = these developments Car- ranza movement. Postpone Seizing Capital. .+ Occupation of Mexico City by Gen- eral Pablo Gonzales and Carranza troeps has been postponed pending the 'cabinet reorganization. Officials here have no complete in- digation as yet as to the meaning of the ‘cabinet crisis. £ Four of Cabinet Resign. Later advices were that four of the cabinet of eight had resigned and that Obregon had insisted’ in a 'telegram to Carranza that they be retained and that a fifth member, minister of pub- | dlc/ instruction, be . dismissed, A nempnner article by the lattér, at- tacking some of his colleagues in, the Raphael Zubaran, minister of interior, Bscu- dero Verdugo, minister, of justice, Luis minister of ~ finance, and Jesus Uerta, -minister . of foreign af- fairs, decided to stand together and submitted their resignations. It ig now reported that in the re- organization Carranza planned to re. tain Cabrera. If he dismisses the other three, it is said, he faces a pos- ible break with Obregon and other commanders who are sympathetic with him. Py ersong) Differences. Ommeialo here are concérnéd to kriow whether questions of policy are in- volved, but all ‘information so far in- dicates personal differences. President Wilson intends to wait several weeks for the situation . to fund would be awvailable in short or- der received $65 in two large checks and | three small ones. the hands of this $375. places which will treasury of the club later. Howard 8. Hart H. €. M. Thompson A. J. Beaton... . Dr. John Purne: M. 8. Hart... Previously ac nowledsed THREE MOUNTAINEERS today on a charge of murder follow- Up to noon today the Herald has | The receipte in | paper now total There is about $105 in eother be added to the | Today’s receipts are: .$25.00 25.00 5.00 | 5.00 Total .... .$310 | | L8375 ] HELD FOR MURDER Alleged Confession By Two States Train. Was De- ——— | Birmingham Ala,, Jurme 19.—Three mountaineers are under. arrest here ing the alleged confession of two. of | them-—Amos. Smith and Archie Lee-— | the substance .of which, accordipg to the police, was that the Seaboard Alr line’s fast New York express which was wrecked near Weems, Ala., an: the night of June 10 was.¢ ately den.iled as thé ouumwfiol a piot- i Laggage car and hold up. the. ngers; o L In the wreck three employes were | killed and ten passengers injured. The alleged comfession was made in presence of Chief of Police Egans of Birmingham and other officers., i ward; ! tieship | launched at th here today. 0 with her sister ship the Py | the honor of being the battleships. into the water at 1: The She went into the wine and water of Hepr & trickling 4n ‘rivulets Miss Esther Ross of ip's the batf tarow al thg) tered her gown' those in her pcrtr. Thousands of From the navy yard, | holiday tarong;, Brooklyn the bridges; along the East river, ai vantage point of wind: top in the vicinity, tens saw the newest of Ames ships glide down the invi In_ the launching Bishop A‘vm testant Episcopal diocese prayed that the Arizona “terror to doers of evil, blasts of a whistle the moment for the corme, The crasning of #fx navy bands pla; Spangled Banner was 10 made by the ha e¢hoed the signal, The ship tremb ponsor swung the roke, a deafening i the crow: battleship's stern ‘waters of the Bast . Syeung Far and, carried fs ‘of hér 18,000 the river. A fleet dwarfed by her' ried after. her di fast and soon MM/ unwieldly captive to Grodek, 16 miles west of the|ywas on his way toward Arzilla when WE A German correspondent, how- |5 brisk fusillade was opened by a de- sends’ woard that ‘the R RS | tachment of troops. Only the swift- ing heavily a line ten miles | ness of his horse saved Raisuli. yard docks, From the g ing was witnessed by Raid Austrian Positions. “On the m;m of the 17th while a | naval seaplane, was, ‘,ensa/ged in de- of the various currents of public |ghape itself more clearly before any opinion in the United States and the | definite steps are taken in the new attitude of President Wllsop and his | policy announced in'his recent state- In their alleged confession Smith and, Lee implicated Shan Henry, the other mountaineer, who, they claim, jof Lembers. 2,000 ton British steamer Dul—- mk today off Buffolk, Eng, | submarine. = All the| of the crew but one were n, June 19, via London 3:10 .—The German war office an- id today that the village of Em- i}, about 30 ' miles east o ‘has been captured by ths ans. | The French had fortifted lags. X er'the French defenses had been flestroyed the Germens returned to . former positions. 1 ; Bombard Balloon gheds. ! nerdam. via London, Jume 19, g..m.,—Allled airmen dropped ;on the German balloon sheds 1ssels Thursday, causing slight | e, according’ to the Massbode. Definite Orisis in Galicla, rograd, June 19, 12:15 . p. m., ondon, 3:40 p. m.—The arriyal he assembled Augtria-German '8 - before the Grodek positions, e’ west of Lemberg and along the Tanew, which runs easterly the southern part of the Pr of Lnbun, has brought the Ga- mpaign to a definite crisis. . \:-hn ability to retain Ltm-v strong. line of defense, which Jone protects Lemberg from the d push of the Germanic/armles. R Strongly Forttfied. gnnwd forces are strongly for- the height east of th kes and the Austro-German as- { on these positions will pregent bafer difficulties than were en. ered in breaking down the Rus- flefenses on the Dunajec and San which ylelded to the numbers compactness of the new Ger- formation that hacked a wuy Galicia. b6 German forces further north, erossed the Russian border, are Ing with strong resistance on the of Russian troops from the Prov- of Lublin. Thus far the Ger- appear to have been held at the Tiver. ’ : TRusaians at Bay. ondon, June 19, 12:0Z P, M.—The fies of Russia are at bay along the {Q line, in Galicla, to the west berg, where with her vulner- flanic well protected by the fhes of the Dnicster, she will de- J.emberg, the capital of Galicia. bers nide, however, reports much 'y during the past twenty-four the ; outstanding ~claim being o rograd tc the effect. that ians have-been hurled An_ inquiry begun by the military authoritiés has not. revealed whether Gen. Matina’s order regarding a safe conduct for Raisuli was net receiyed or whether it was misunderstdod. | Several junior officers have been ar- rested and an effort will'be made to fix responsibility for the attack. Late last month a despatch from Paris said official information re- ceived there from Morocco indicated that Raisuli was conducting an agita- tion among the natives in the district of Charb. It was reported that this agitation was inspired) by, German agents. FIVE NEW LAWYERS IN '~ HARTFORD COUNTY Several Candidates Throughout the State Pass Bar ‘Examinations, It Is Annmmced. New Haven, June 19.—The state nounced the following having passed the examinations: Hartford County—R. P. Butler, S. A. Naink, D. ‘q Pelgrift, N. A. Schatz, J. 1. Suisman} Middlesex County—W, nor. New London County—S. V. Prince. Fairficld County—F. X. Burke, George Ferris, jr., W. 8. Finney, V. F. Keating, W. H. Maguire, W. P. Volmer. New Haven County—E. J Balt- hazer, F. T. Bennett, W. H. Bishop, J. L. Dowd, J. F. Collins, W. F. Healey, W. W. Meyer, W. C. Moriarty, Michael Moses, A. B. O'Brien, Maur- ice Podoloff, Willlam Warnock, C. D. Young, Paul Webb, B. F. Goldman. John MecCormack, H." W. Curtis, Wessel Doherty, Joseph A. Nagle. .. as F. O'Con- i ‘DIES FROM LOCK JAW, Plainville Boy Gets Tetanus From ‘Wound in Foot. I (Special to the Herald.) Plainville, June 19.—William, the twelye-year-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. Del'l!lil“g Crowley of Hough street, this place, died this afternoon at St Francis'-hospital,’ Hartford. Death Death was due to lock jaw. The boy got a wound splinter in his foot .a weék ago when he fell from a hovse. Tetanus subsequently developed and his removal to the hospital was or- dered.yesterday by Dr. J. N. Bull, Bfforts of the surgeons to save his life wére unsuccessful and he passea away shortly after noon today. The funeral arrangements have not as yet i bee!:l;flpmuoa. bar examining committee today an- | stroying, (He ., tallrodd ' station at Divica (Junction of the Istriun rail- way) our dirigibleg. made an incur- sion over the enemy’s territory, bom- barding with great effect,- it appears, positions st Monte ' Santo 'an en: trenchments facing Gradiaca. Exten- sive damage’ also was doe the Ovclad- eage station, on the Tailroad from Gorisia. to Dornberg. ' All the air- ships returx}ed unscathed. ST. MARY’S CADETS Local Organization Has Largest Number of Boys in Line in C. T. A. U. Parade. parade and field day of the Connecti- cut Total Abstinence Union was held this town today, and in honor of the many thousands of visitors who i poured in during the morning hours by train, trolley or autemobile the | streets were ablaze with color. The | Losts of the day were the members | of St. Thomas’ society, which threw | cpen its quarters to the various ! sccieties and officers as the general | meeting place. The sky was over- | cast during the morning but this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the visitors. . The parade was formed shortly after 10 o’clock and was m'vde up of | sccieties from about twenty-five citles and towns under the marshalship of Bernard J. Shanley, direcior of Hart- { ferd county. The guests of the day, who included Governor Marcus H. Holcomb-and Rt. Rev. Bishop John J. Nilan, were in the reviewing stand. After the parade had been reviewed the judges decided that the: prize for the largest number of cadets in line should go to St. Mary’s of New Brit- ain; to the Kennedy Guards of Dan- bury, for travelling the longest dis- tance; to the Torrington society for for being the ncatest appearing; to St. Rose’s Auxiliary of Meriden ‘for hav- ing the best float, and to St. Aloysous of Middletown for having the largest number of men in line. FREIGHT BUSINESS SLACKENS UP Two Hundred Cars From Harlem Yard Stored in This City. Local railread officials report, that during the past week business in freight clr? s rad slowed 9P (percep- tibly, ; Within the past few daye 200 box cars have been shipped to this afty from the Harlem vards to be stored i here until they are needed. # s WIN FIRST PRIZE | Southington, June 19.—The annual . advisers in a more positive, and con- vincing form than would have been possible in’a written communication. He is understood to have = made’ it clear there is na doubt the American | people are standing solidly behind the | president in his insistence upon guar- antees ‘against a repetition of such an incident as the sinking of the Lusita: | nia, and equally little doubt that no important section of the American | people favor war if it can be avoided honorably. 7 CHAMBERLAIN CHOSEN, . WHEN BANKER’S MEE] New 'Britain Man Second 'in Com: | mand of State Associa- tion. New London, June 19.—Prior to the convention of the New England | Bankers' association at the Griswold | Hotel this morning, the State Bankers’ association of Connecticut held a short y meeting and elected officers far ‘the { year as follows: President, Wm. H.! { Douglas, Mechanics’ bank, New Ha- | | ven. Vice president, F. S. Chamber~ lain, New Britain National bank. Sec~ retary, Charles' E. Hoyt, walk Trust , company. " Treasurer. Charles N. Coit, First Natignal bank, Litchfield. Executive dommittee; Charles P. Treadway, Bristol, chair- | iman; 'W. D. Bdssett, Hartford; | Charles L. Spencer, Waterbyry; W, D. | | Daskam, Stamfora. This afternoon the bankers made a visit to Fort H. G. Wright, Fishers’ Island, and this evening a ball will be g held at the Griswold. LOYAL MOOSE IN PARADE. Hartford, June 19.—The second day of the gathering of Loyal Moose of the state was given up to jollity. Hun- dreds of members came here in the forenoon to take part in the parade, and to witness in the aftprnoon at Charter Oak park a program of sparts in which many of the best known ath- | letes of the state had been entered. | KING OF GREECE IMPROVED, Washington, June 19.—S8low = but steady improvement in the condition of King Constantine was reported in | a bulletin to the Greek legation here | today from Athens. B WEATHER. R L R e Hartford, June 19.—Prob- ably showers tonight. Sunday clearing. 2 e i~ | Thursday, should arrive at Guaymas, | Sonora, some time tonight, according !a ship's complement for shore duty. | The protected | which followed the Colorado, Seuth Nor- | © | The members felt confident that they ment to the _fapflmu Will Fight U. S. Marines. Nogales, Sonora, June 19.—Gover- nor ‘Jose Maytorena authorized the statement today that the entire forces | under his command would be used, if mecessary, to resist the landing of Amerlcln marines on the west coast to protm_t foreign settlers on the } Yaqui Valley from Indians now at| war. 3 A detachment of nearly 1,000 troops he Yaqui Valley.yesterday, he landing of American mlH-I tary forces. Colorado Due Tonight. 8an Diego, Cal., June 19.—The cruiser Colorado, flagship of the Pa- cific fleet which sailed from here to last advices Admiral Thomas B. Howard is aboard with three com- panies of marines, four rapid.fire field guns and two automatics, and cruiser Chattanooga, should arrive at Guaymas tomorrow morn- ing with 450 officers and men of | whom 800 are available for shore duty. 3 LOCAL SOCIETIES IN PARADE. Moose and T. A. & B. Societies Attend State Affairs in Large Numbers. ! New Britain sent two well attended delegations to state parades in Hart- ford -and Southington today. Headed by ‘the T. A. & B, Drum corps, the Young Men of the T. A. & B. society | made-a favorable impression as they marched in their natty uniforms to Central Park, where special trolley carg were boarded fdr Southington. would be succesful in capturing some of the prizes awarded for best appear- ing lodges in line. The Moose, with their duster coats and white hats, marchea with military regularity to the strains furnished by the American band to the depot this morning to board thke 10:30 o'clock dinkey for Hartford, to participate in the state parade and field day at Charter Oak park today. H Large numbers of residents not members of the organizations went to the events in the respective places this afternoon. MEDIATION FAILS. Chicago. Jume 19.-—Mayof Thomp- son's attempt to mediate in the build- ing trades sirike, as he did Success- fully in the street car m‘nn. failed today. i bggage car during that would follow and ‘then rifle the three, to arrive and witnessed the wreck but the screams of frightened them and they ran from | the scene, Will Make Peace Address in Carnegie | Bryan left today for New York, where | he will make a peace address in Car- | negie Hall first speech since he resigned as sec- retary of state. i mer secretary will spend a few hours here before leaving with Mrs. Bryan for Asheville, Becker sentenced to die next month for the murder of Herman Rosenthal | was visited today in his cell in 8ing Sing’s death house by | Martin T. Manton of New York. Mr. Manton remained with Becker half an hour discussing, it was inferred, ¢ Gov. Whitman. is virtually Becker’s only hope of es- caping the electric chalr. 4:35 a. m.—The assertion by newspapers of Rome that the Ital- jan army now occupies 10,000 square kilometres of “unredeemed” territory, or more than twice as much as Aus- tria ‘offered Italy for remaining neu- tral. Garden street, have received the an- nouncement of the wedding of their pole, Mass., Springfield, Mass., recently. GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR HERE, huildings of the treasury cepartment, v building' and contents. engineered the scheme to derail the train. He also is locked up charged with murder. Both Smith and Lee reside near here the train was derailed accord- | ing to the police. Smith is said to have given a de- | tailed statement describing the re- railment. He stated that the plan | was to remove the rail and pillage the | the . commotion | pockets of those who were killéd, The he said waited for the train the injured presons BRYAN OFF FOR NEW YORK. | Hall Tonight. June 19.—William J. ‘Washnigton, tonight. It will be his | Returning early tomorrow, the for- | N. C, for a brief so- ourn. MANTON VISITS BECKER. Ossining, N. Y., June 19.—~Charles his counsel, he plan to appeal for clemency to This, it is believed, ITALY PROFITS BY WAR. Rome, June 18, via Paris, June 19, is made VIVIAN-GIBLIN WEDDING, Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Vivian of W. J. Vivian of Bast Wal- to Mies May 'Giblin of which took place on, Dr. h Julian Morton, Inspector of public as at the local post office this morn. of the I ng and made an inspection water. army has sacrificed degrees. said, and add miles to the guns: but alréad fels; socretary of ‘the ¢ | navy officials, and - the state of Arl New .York. After the o retary Daniels wis the @ luncheon at the navy ¢ was to make a brief The state whose name ship received was by ‘a distinguished del, \tios roor W, P. Hunt led included: Senator Henry F. Ashurt & party, which Esther Ross, the sponsor. | brought a carboy of water, | spilled over the Roosevelt D Wine and Water. be used in an unusual doub tening. This was said to be the i w | stance of a vessel of the navy being named with The decision pagne as well as water Governor Hunt in the tests from the Temperance Union Secretary Daniels of tk partment was here for as well as Admiral Fletcher, e der of the Atlantic fleet; | eral Leonard Wood and and navy ofcials bers of congress. sad e To Give and Take Ships of the line, like little ship. The range from 12 to set in her turrets, nh” gun-pointers and ob in brightest 54 |ships carrying the 14-inch gu Arizona's main . battery whl maximum elevation of nea It would hé' po to almost double that it farther it weather, are built to give and ment in sea battles. in common the battle. cruisers which the largest ships to during the BEuropean wi in the constru battleships to weight of against such a ship as with her broadside fin 14-inch guns and than a foot of the to can be made around the parts like ‘a wall, would be helpless and on her speed and reck saj There are few ships in to cope with the Arizon, the Atizo) 3 ‘miles as they W "Three Gum The Arizona will gun turrets whic (Continued 8 ever be calied pon £b do. ¢ ra Mongg? ¥